Matej Mohoric, master of gravity and gravel

[Blanco]

I would say he's a perfect rider for a Poggio ascent/descent

 

[Lequack]

The problem I see is also he often has to work for others, so he rarely even gets the chance to go for himself, even when he wants to.

For his recent win in the Giro he said he had to get approval from the team/Pozzovivo to go in the attack, they may have also said no, we need you fresh etc. I guess that's why the world champs suits him the best, he can really go all in for himself.

 

[Lequack]

He won the national championships road race today as well.

 

[Laplaz]

A pity for Nibali that he isn't in the team, would surely help him much.

 

[Lequack]

Great showing today taking the GC lead. So exciting to watch this guy.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He's really come through after a slow start in his pro career.
Probably an example of too young in the WT. He should have had a few more seasons in U23 for development. But now he's coming around

 

[GuyIncognito]

Interesting statements from Mohoric and Nibali, about a future as a pavé specialist

 

[Salvarani]

Re:

Interesting statements from Mohoric and Nibali, about a future as a pavé specialist

He definitely got the engine and he seem to be a winner. I wouldnt be surprised to see him do well with targeting the races in the spring in the future.

 

[Lequack]

Great job hanging on for the GC, he won it by just 5 seconds in the end.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rode out of his skin today.

For his future though, I think he'll be better at hilly classics then at cobbled once.
He seemed to struggle badly at every cobbled hill. Did much better on the asphalted ones

 

[Lequack]

So he still doesn't have a tam for next year? I'm guessing he's going to extend with Bahrain Merida?

 

[Black Betsy]

Killer defensive demonstration/approach yesterday. Though he probably needs to spend some time near Koppenberg (or Nairobi ).

 

[Lequack]

He's just so entertaining to watch always. Another great ride today almost winning the stage.

 

[Lequack]

He's on a roll that's for sure. Stage win and taking the overall lead today. What a performance.

 

[Blanco]

He's already one hell of a rider, but I have a feeling he'll become way, way better than this. He'll be a major force in classics and stage races

 

[Lequack]

And his shoulders are almost as wide as one Steven Kruijswik, but of course he's in a league of his own.

 

[Lequack]

What a relentless riding today, every lap I was thinking he will get caught but it only happened at the end.

 

[Velolover2]

When he got dropped by a better climber on the hill, he always came back on the descent. It was pretty amazing to watch; most riders who gets dropped on a climb will get caught by the chasing peloton but not in Mohoric's case. xD

 

[Lequack]

Mohoric and Colbrelli lead Bahrain-Merida hopes for E3 and Gent-Wevelgem
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mohoric-and-colbrelli-lead-bahrain-merida-hopes-for-e3-and-gent-wevelgem/

Also he did very good at Milan San Remo with the 3rd place I think or 4th.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

Mohoric and Colbrelli lead Bahrain-Merida hopes for E3 and Gent-Wevelgem
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mohoric-and-colbrelli-lead-bahrain-merida-hopes-for-e3-and-gent-wevelgem/

Also he did very good at Milan San Remo with the 3rd place I think or 4th.

I mean he won the binckbanck tour last year and all, but I still don't really see him as a rider for the cobbles. Still really looking forward to what he can do

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

Mohoric and Colbrelli lead Bahrain-Merida hopes for E3 and Gent-Wevelgem
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mohoric-and-colbrelli-lead-bahrain-merida-hopes-for-e3-and-gent-wevelgem/

Also he did very good at Milan San Remo with the 3rd place I think or 4th.

5th

 

[Amsterdam]

Not the season i expected. Tour and autumn he didn’t perform well. But he’s still young. Hopefully he’ll shine next season.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Not the season i expected. Tour and autumn he didn’t perform well. But he’s still young. Hopefully he’ll shine next season.

I think he's a decently talented rider, but not the consistent top level rider he was expected to become. He's still young, but he's also the same age as van der Poel, van Aert, to name a few. He's a fun guy to watch and a dangerous outsider, good to have in the mix. But either he's a late bloomer (which kind of contradicts his results as a junior and U23) or we shouldn't expect him to become a dominant force all year long.

 

[hayneplane]

Fun and good rider who generally you will always see him in his races unlike some who you spot for the first time on the results sheet.

Doesn’t have a big winning card like a sprint or explosive hill climb burst to win a large volume of races but he could easily win a big classic if things fall in his favour on the day

 

[Velolover2]

Mohorič is more of a rouleur than a puncheur IMO. He has nice engine in rolling but not hilly terrain. Tend to struggle when it gets too steep.

As a poster mentioned before, Poggio is really the perfect climb for him. Both the ascent and descent. Should focus on MSR and the Flemish classics instead of the Ardennes and other hilly races.